7 Days to Die Sandbox Code Generator

Since the 3.0 "Sandbox Siege" update, 7 Days to Die packs its difficulty and gameplay settings into a single Sandbox Code. It is a short string like AAAJABJACJADJARFBNC that stores your entire configuration, and it is the only way to customize most gameplay options on a dedicated server.

Use the generator below to build that code in your browser. Pick a preset, tune any of the 150+ options, then copy the finished code into your 7 Days to Die server or your local serverconfig.xml. Nothing is uploaded anywhere; the code is generated entirely on your device.

How to apply your Sandbox Code

Once you have copied a code, you need to put it into your server so it takes effect. The Game Host Bros panel has a dedicated field for it, which is the easiest route.

If you edit your server files directly instead, the code lives in serverconfig.xml as a single property line: <property name="SandboxCode" value="YOURCODE" />.

What is a 7 Days to Die Sandbox Code?

A Sandbox Code is a compact, shareable representation of the Sandbox Options menu. Rather than saving dozens of separate values, the game serializes only the settings you have changed away from their defaults into one string.

That design has two handy side effects:

• A default configuration is just A. Every option left at its default is omitted, so shorter codes mean fewer changes.
• Codes are portable. The same string works in the in-game menu, in the control panel, and in serverconfig.xml, so you can share a setup with your players by sending a single line of text.

Our generator reads and writes the same format the game uses, so any code you make here will load in-game, and any code copied from the game (or a friend) can be pasted into the Your Sandbox Code box to see and tweak its settings.

Difficulty and official presets

The game ships with 17 built-in presets: six standard difficulty levels and eleven themed setups from the developers. Selecting one in the generator loads all of its settings, which you can then adjust. Ratings run from 1 (easiest) to 9 (hardest).

Which settings can you change?

The generator groups all 150+ options into the same categories as the in-game menu. Use the tabs to move between them, or the filter box to jump to a specific setting.

• Player covers damage dealt and taken, movement speed, stamina, XP rate, and death penalties.
• Entities controls zombie speeds (day, night, feral, and Blood Moon), spawning, feral sense, and Blood Moon size.
• World handles Blood Moon frequency, air drops, storms, temperature survival, loot respawn, and the day and night cycle.
• Resources tunes loot abundance by category, crafting output, harvesting, and dew collector yields.
• Crafting sets crafting speed, magazine progression, item degradation, and repair rules.
• Traders, Tasks, and Misc manage trader hours and stock, quests and challenges, and the novelty "silly" options.

Anything you leave alone keeps the game's default value and stays out of the final code, so your setup only records what you deliberately changed.

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